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I don’t know how to explain my feelings about these cookies without sounding like a crazy person, but here goes.

The scotchies are chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside, and actually look like the picture in the cookbook. The problem? The smell. If I don’t like the smell of something, I can’t eat it. Take for example, gingerbread cookies. If they smell anything like molasses, I can’t go near them–the smell of molasses makes me totally nauseous. And while making these cookies, I learned the same goes for butterscotch. As soon as I opened the bag, I knew I was in trouble, and I was counting the minutes until the last batch would be done. My kitchen smelled so bad!

However, I know I’m weird, and most likely no one else feels the same way about the smell of butterscotch. So, I will bring these into work and let my coworker guinea pigs tell me what they think about the taste, then will report back.

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The ingredients list of the ‘flavored’ morsels puts me in the same boat as far as butterscotch chips go. As much as I like butterscotch and caramel, I pass on these at the store. Same for the new”swirled” caramel/chocolate chips. I think they taste funky. Kudos for finishing the batch! I bet there will be plenty of takers at work.

I know exactly what you mean about molasses. I have to pin my nose with a clip when I mix it into recipes. And while I love butterscotch – I knew exactly what you meant when you described the smell from opening a new bag. Ew.

I got 6 bags of various MORSELS in a cooking ingredient basket for Christmas along with with my KitchenAid mixer gift! Yup. The 5 qt. lift model in Empire Red (CostCo model) lives in the fabulous, remodeled kitchen.

Too bad the kitchen got ripped up due to a SLAB LEAK that I discovered on New Years Day. At least AAA Insurance is coming through for me big time, and I get a whole new floor.

I’ve been looking for a use for butterscotch chips — I am going to try this one!

I can only handle the butterscotch chips in certain things, although it’s not much of an issue now because the butterscotch chips are usually processed on the same line as the peanut butter chips so we don’t buy them anymore.

It’s been YEARS since I’ve had these cookies, I think I used to really like them. Thanks for reminding me about this recipe. As for the the aroma? Smells don’t bother me to much, but lets not get started on food textures…

I made these recently as well because I used to love them as a kid. Guess what…I hate them. I hate the butterscotch chips with a passion. I wonder if they are different now than they were when I was little? My kids didn’t like them either!

I do admire you for trying. I don’t think I ever made anything I can’t stand the smell of. The cookies look nice though, I might try them replacing the morsels with raisins or chocolate. I’m not sure there even is such a thing a s butterscotch morsels in the UK.